Researchers More Likely To Downplay Than Exaggerate Findings
The Horizons Tracker
MAY 30, 2022
Scientific uncertainty. The researchers examined how scientific uncertainty is communicated in news articles and whether the claims made tend to be exaggerated or not. For instance, using precise numbers indicates a high degree of certainty, whereas terms like “might” and “suggest” express more uncertainty.
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